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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 75

bhagavad-bhakti-hīnasya
jātiḥ śāstraṁ japas tapaḥ
aprāṇasyeva dehasya
maṇḍanaṁ loka-rañjanam

SYNONYMS

bhagavat-bhakti-hīnasya—of a person devoid of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jātiḥ—birth in a high caste; śāstram—knowledge in the revealed scriptures; japaḥ—pronunciation of mantras; tapaḥ—austerities and penances; aprāṇasya—which is dead; iva—like; dehasya—of a body; maṇḍanam—decoration; loka—to the whims of people in general; rañjanam—simply pleasing.

TRANSLATION

“‘For a person devoid of devotional service, birth in a great family or nation, knowledge of the revealed scriptures, performance of austerities and penance, and chanting of Vedic mantras are all like ornaments on a dead body. Such ornaments simply serve the concocted pleasures of the general populace.’”